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Relationships & Communication book summaries
The best relationship and communication book summaries — dating, marriage, parenting, and conflict, distilled.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Talk to Anyone
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
The Art of Loving
All About Love: New Visions
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Attached
Models: Attract Women Through Honesty
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Boundaries
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now
Hold Me Tight
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
Codependent No More
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Forgiving What You Can't Forget
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
The Relationship Cure
Relationship Goals
How to Know a Person
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
The Happiest Baby on the Block
Fight Right
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
The Art of Seduction
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Relationships & Communication books?
Among the most widely read relationships & communication titles summarized on SummaryShelf are How to Win Friends and Influence People, How to Talk to Anyone, Emotional Intelligence, Games People Play, and Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus — ordered here by how many readers have shelved them.
Where should I start with Relationships & Communication?
How to Win Friends and Influence People is the most-read pick in this topic and a solid place to begin. Each summary is a 4–5 minute read, so you can sample a few before deciding what to read in full.
How many Relationships & Communication book summaries are on SummaryShelf?
39, and growing — each distilled to its core ideas in a few minutes.